The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jonathan Rutze & Meher Jaballah finished 356th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:11:57, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:44. The race faded late: the second half went 1:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 1:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:34Running 1 3:25v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:23v median −0:19
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:42v median −0:20
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Block 04 7:45Running 4 4:38v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:42v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:44v median −0:23
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 4:45v median −0:20
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Block 08 10:22Running 8 5:16v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 866
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 866 men's teams who finished.